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Old 12-10-2003 | 03:08 AM
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Hi Everyone,
I just finished my new dash plates for my bird.(Lots of CNC time) Before I send them out to get Power coated,any thoughts or ideas as I don't want to make a mistake now.I was thinking of black power coat.
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Old 12-10-2003 | 04:35 AM
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Is there another color you can play off in the boat, or that is neutral other than doing them black? All that custom work deserves more. Something that's classy and works with the rest of the black dash...silver, pewter (metal, not the GM color) or even airbrush like we're starting to see alot of now.
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Old 12-10-2003 | 05:27 AM
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Anything except black. It will make it look dated.
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Old 12-10-2003 | 07:29 AM
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Agree re not black. In my opinion (for what it is worth) does make it look dated.
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Old 12-10-2003 | 10:22 AM
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How about white? Here's my '89 272 SR1
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Old 12-10-2003 | 10:23 AM
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Passenger side. I made the upper two all one piece. Being black before , you didn't notice the seam so much. But in white I thought it would look like hell.
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Old 12-10-2003 | 01:43 PM
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Yea, the white looks nice.
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Old 12-10-2003 | 07:51 PM
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Bank,
Looks very nice, Just a suggestion maybe pewter or brushed nickel look. good luck looks great.
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Old 12-10-2003 | 08:20 PM
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Mo, did you get them powdercoated like that or what did you do?
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Old 12-10-2003 | 09:54 PM
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Blake,
I had them reproduced in sandwiched plastic like the originals. But instead of black outside and white inside they used white/out and black/in. All the original printing and design was CNC'd into the new stuff so it looks like a negative of the original. I added fuel pressure , oil temp and water pressure on both engines

Now GO TO BED , it's a school day tomorow

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